Table 2 Patient-reported outcomes scores before and after breast surgery
Questionnaire | n | Admission day (T0) Mean (SD) | N | One day after breast surgery (T1) Mean (SD) | Mean Difference T0-T1 | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EORTC QLQ-C30 | |||||||
 Global health status | 120 | 69.7 (14.5) | 116 | 66.1 (15.2) | 3.6 | -0.4;6.1 | 0.09 |
Functional scales | |||||||
 Physical functioning | 120 | 92.6 (12.0) | 115 | 86.5 (14.6) | 6.1 | 3.3; 8.5 | < 0.0001 |
 Role functioning | 120 | 90.2 (15.6) | 114 | 86.5 (16.7) | 3.7 | -0.5; 7.8 | 0.08 |
 Emotional functioning | 118 | 65.3 (26.1) | 116 | 73.7 (19.7) | -8.4 | -12.4; -4.9 | < 0.0001 |
 Cognitive functioning | 119 | 82.7 (22.4) | 118 | 83.3 (22.0) | -0.6 | -4.1; 2.9 | 0.72 |
 Social functioning | 117 | 87.8 (18.6) | 119 | 85.0 (19.7) | 2.8 | -1.6; 7.3 | 0.21 |
QLQ-BR23 | |||||||
 Functional scales | |||||||
 Body image | 120 | 89.2(17.7) | 116 | 81.0 (21.6) | 8.1 | 4.3; 11.1 | < 0.0001 |
 Future perspective | 115 | 51.0 (20.3) | 111 | 53.1 (24.9) | -2.1 | -8.1; 5.6 | 0.71 |
MFI-20 | |||||||
 General fatigue | 118 | 13.0 (2.3) | 118 | 14.2 (2.4) | -1.3 | -2.0; -0.7 | < 0.0001 |
 Physical fatigue | 118 | 13.9 (3.0) | 117 | 14.3 (2.4) | -0.4 | -1.0; 0.2 | 0.21 |
 Reduced activity | 118 | 16.3 (2.9) | 117 | 15.2 (3.3) | 1.1 | 0.2; 1.8 | 0.01 |
 Reduced Motivation | 118 | 13.1 (2.8) | 117 | 14.0 (2.8) | -1.0 | -1.7; -0.1 | 0.01 |
 Mental fatigue | 118 | 15.5 (2.5) | 117 | 14.8 (2.4) | 0.6 | 0.1; 1.2 | 0.04 |
LOT | |||||||
 LOT global score | 116 | 36.9 (3.8) | 118 | 37.1 (3.6) | -0.2 | -1.3; 1.1 | 0.90 |